Tim Saltwell Antiques has dated this piece to the 1900s.
After Charles Topino 1742-1803
Of oval form, the marquetry inlaid top with pierced gilt metal gallery, above a single oak lined drawer, each frieze inlaid with garlands. The four elongated cabriole legs, headed by finely chased and gilded bearded satyrs, above a narrow leafy inlaid panel and ending in gilt sabots. The lower tier and top inlaid with scrolling carnation flowers. The mask mounts with incised ‘ZJ’ from the master moulds.
Height 28" (71cm)
Width 17" (43cm)
Depth 14 1/4" (36cm)
French
Circa 1900
Jean-Henri Jansen (1854-1928) founded the famous interior decoration firm of Maison Jansen in 1880. Manufacturing revival and Nouveau furniture he became Fournisseur de la Cour d’Espagne and was awarded a Silver Medal at both the 1883 Amsterdam Exhibition and the Paris 1889 Exposition Universelle. The firm relocated to 9, rue Royale, Paris, in 1885 around which time it incorporated the established firm of Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener, renaming it Zwiener Jansen Successeur and adopting the practice of marking pieces, as can be seen in this table, Z.J.
Tim Saltwell Antiques has dated this piece to the 1900s.
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Ormolu Mounted Transitional Style Table by Zwiener Jansen
